2015
Associate/Full Professor, Islam in African Societies, Northwestern University,Evanston [IL], USA
Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies invites applications for a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the study of Islam in African societies. The appointment will be contingent upon a successful tenure review by the University. The appointment will be made in a home department in the humanities and social sciences within the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and will be associated with the interdisciplinary Program of African Studies. Candidates should have an active research agenda involving the role of Islam in African societies, a record of excellence in teaching, and the ability to engage across disciplines and provide leadership for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Review of applications will begin October 1, 2015 and continue until the position is filled.
2015
2015
Assistant Professor of Religion (Islam), Vassar College, NY, USA
VASSAR COLLEGE, Department of Religion, seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor (to begin Fall 2016) specializing in Islam. The area of specialization within Islam is open, and we would especially welcome a candidate whose research or teaching addresses issues of gender and/or sexuality. We also seek a candidate whose theoretical and methodological approaches complement those of other faculty in the department.
Deadline: October 9, 2015
2015
A fulltime salaried PhD position: Secularism, religion and ‘tradition’ in Dutch sexual health approaches, Groningen University/ Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain
A fulltime salaried PhD position: Secularism, religion and ‘tradition’ in Dutch sexual health approaches, based at the department of comparative religion, Groningen University/ Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain. It is one of two 2 fulltime salaried PhD positions in the program “Sexuality, Religion and Secularism. Cultural encounters in the African Diaspora and the Netherlands”, carried out in cooperation between Groningen University and the University of Amsterdam, funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Deadline for applications for both positions: October 5, 2015
For more information on the positions and how to apply, follow the hyperlinks above. Application is only possible via the respective websites, applications via e-mail are not admissible. For more information about the research program, contact k.e.knibbe@rug.nl
2015
2016 Cadbury Fellowship Scheme at the University of Birmingham
Great opportunity at the University of Birmingham for early-career African scholars based in an institution on the African continent:
